September 11 - Seven Years Ago Today

Where was I seven years ago on the morning of this fateful day?
I was living in Manitou Springs
and getting ready for work. I had my
computer on and noticed a headline on Yahoo about an airplane
crashing into the World Trade Center. I did not think
much of it. I figured it was a freak accident and envisioned a small airplane,
maybe a Cessna model, crashing into it.
When I got in my car
and turned on the radio, that was when I knew it was serious.
I watched much of the TV coverage at my workplace in
Colorado Springs and we were
sent home early for the day. We must never forget all those who lost their lives that day.

It took some work coming up with today's Mt. Princeton photo. Initially,
I snapped some photos just north of Sugarloaf Mountain
(south of Johnson Village),
but I was not satisfied. I eventually wound up taking more shots and thought this one southwest of
Buena Vista was a pretty one.

Oh and lastly, I scraped ice off my car windshield this morning.
It was that cold overnight! If you still think it is
summer in Colorado,
you are delusional, my friend.